“Pentecostal snake handlers are increasingly calling on doctors for help when they get bitten while handling venomous snakes instead of simply praying that they don’t die.”

Textual criticism- it saves lives. Just kidding to those that hold to the long ending.

I wonder if part of the problem is that modern day snake handlers are learning how to feed snakes properly. Historically, a great portion of why the snakes generally didn’t bite, or why their bites weren’t terribly lethal, was because they were badly malnourished. Start feeding them right, and bad things will happen.

And somehow this bit from Ray Stevens seems appropriate.